The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tarryn Van Niekerk & Sam Connolly finished 331st of 567 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Abu Dhabi 2026, in 1:25:43.
A station race more than a running one: 56% of the field beaten on the stations, against 35% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:39 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:05 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:23Running 1 6:40v median +0:38
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Block 02 7:44Running 2 5:55v median +0:32
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 6:00v median +0:24
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Block 04 10:12Running 4 6:02v median +0:28
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Block 05 10:47Running 5 6:03v median +0:22
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 6:01v median +0:22
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Block 07 10:07Running 7 6:08v median +0:29
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Block 08 11:14Running 8 6:54v median +0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:08
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 565
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 565 mixed teams who finished.